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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What arrangements does Xi-feng talk to her husband about in relation to get-togethers?
(a) Yuan-chun's next visit.
(b) Boa-chai's birthday party.
(c) Dai-yu's blessing.
(d) Bao-yu's birthday party.

2. What is purchased for Yuan-chun's first visit to her garden?
(a) Twenty-four child actresses and twelve nuns.
(b) A writer to make an address to mark the occasion.
(c) Twelve child actresses and twenty-four nuns.
(d) A priest to bless the garden.

3. Xi-feng's infant daughter becomes ill with _____.
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Chickenpox.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Smallpox.

4. During what time will Bao-yu be allowed to live with the girls?
(a) While Yuan-chun is absent.
(b) While he is an adolescent.
(c) Until he is married.
(d) As long as Dai-yu is living there.

5. As Bao-yu, Xi-feng, and Qin Zhong talk during Chapter 14, what do they learn has happened?
(a) Dai-yu's mother has passed away.
(b) Qin-shi has passed away.
(c) Bao-yu's father has passed away.
(d) Dai-yu's father has passed away.

6. Where does Xi-feng's carriage briefly stop during the funeral procession for Qin-shi?
(a) In front of the Imperial Palace.
(b) At the graveyard.
(c) At a farmer's home.
(d) At a relative's home.

7. Who gives Bao-yu a present of romantic, sexual love stories to read?
(a) Tealeaf.
(b) Darling.
(c) Precious.
(d) Qin-shi.

8. What does Bao-yu call for an end for in his altered poem?
(a) Cheating women.
(b) Jealous boyfriends.
(c) Feminine nagging and jealousy.
(d) Bureaucracy.

9. What happens to Jia Zheng's dislike for Bao-yu towards the end of the novel?
(a) It cannot get higher.
(b) It increases.
(c) It decreases.
(d) It is put on hold.

10. How many people does Bao-yu share the romantic/erotic stories with?
(a) One.
(b) Three
(c) None.
(d) Two.

11. Who leads Yuan-chun's arrival at her garden?
(a) An envoy of eunuchs.
(b) Jia Zheng and Grandmother Jia.
(c) A priest.
(d) An unshaven nun.

12. What is there concern about when it comes to Jia Rong's status?
(a) He has been caught with a prostitute.
(b) He is openly unambitious.
(c) He is only an Imperial College Student.
(d) He is disrespectful of societal hierarchies.

13. What sound comes from one of Bao-yu's rooms when the girls are ganging up on him?
(a) Angry voices.
(b) Laughing voices.
(c) Singing.
(d) Quiet discussion.

14. Where does the funeral procession for Qin-shi finally arrive?
(a) The Jia house.
(b) The Ning house.
(c) The Imperial Palace.
(d) The Temple of the Iron Threshold.

15. In Xi-feng's dream, why is Qin-shi concerned about the family falling on hard times?
(a) Because no provisions will be made for seasonal offerings or for funds for the clan school.
(b) Because it will bring shame on the family.
(c) Because it will ruin her reputation.
(d) Because they will not be able to pay rent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Aroma upset with Bao-yu in Chapter 21?

2. What is most important about The Temple of the Iron Threshold in relation to Qin-shi?

3. What does Yuan-chun remind the family of as she departs from the garden?

4. Who scolds the maids for their mess?

5. Why does Bao-yu seek Dai-yu's company in Chapter 19?

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